Miniseries
8 episodes · Oct 21, 1992
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S1E1Cold Start
Oct 21, 199250mThe first leg takes Michael Palin from the North Pole to the gates of Russia.
S1E2Russian Steps
Oct 28, 199250mSecond leg of the journey: Palin has 12 days to cross Russia and reach the port of Odessa.
S1E4Shifting Sands
Nov 11, 199250mIn this part of the journey Michael Palin crosses the Sudan. He crosses the Nubian desert in the north of the country and traverses a region ravaged by drought, poverty, famine and civil war. Unable to follow the line of 30 degrees east, he is forced to take a route along the border with Northern Ethiopia.
S1E5Crossing the Line
Nov 18, 199250mHaving struggled through the Sudan, Michael Palin is now faced with the difficulty of getting across Ethiopia, where the armed remnants of the fallen dictator Mengistu's defeated army roam. He makes a dash to Addis Ababa with a military escort. He continues his journey to reach the Kenyan border and travels on to Lerata. He passes Mount Kenya, the significance of which is that now he has completed half of his journey.
S1E6Plains and Boats and Trains
Nov 25, 199250mMichael Palin begins this week with a tented safari in a Kenyan game park. He travels via the Ngoronoro Crater and arrives at Lake Tanganyika.
S1E7Evil Shadow
Dec 2, 199250mIn this week's episode, Michael crosses Zambia and Zimbabwe towards Johannesburg.
S1E8Bitter End
Dec 9, 199250mMichael Palin fails in his attempt to get a berth on board the SA "Agulhas" on its once yearly sail to the South Pole. The search is on to find some other way of reaching the South Pole, abandoning all self-imposed restraints such as following 30 degrees east or using only surface transport.